Nance, Arkansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 72019. It stands on Tenmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lonsdale quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1890 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Benton quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lonsdale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Little Rock quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
112 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Nance between 1997 and 2019, burning about 573 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 40 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 30 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | 26 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 17 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 16 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Nance: 3 unknowns, 1 past producer, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Barium-Barite, Gold, Talc-Soapstone, Manganese. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. Brown Manganese Peoperty | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Congo Pit | Talc-Soapstone | Producer | ||
| Old Spanish Diggings | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unknown | Fullers Earth | Unknown | ||
| Cove Creek Syncline | Barium-Barite | Unknown | ||
| Lucinda Creek Syncline | Barium-Barite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nance in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2019: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Nance | $300,000 | This tornado touched down near the end of Steele Road south of US highway 70 southeast of Lonsdale, knocking down or snapping many trees. Several outbuildings or barns were either severely damaged or destroyed as the tornado moved north-northeast. The tornado then crossed US highway 70 east of Lonsdale. A carport was lofted into trees north/east of US hwy 70, along with additional outbuildings being damaged or destroyed. The tornado continued north destroying another barn before lifting shortly afterwards. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Nance | $50,000 | Heavy rainfall in central Arkansas caused a rise on the Saline River at Benton to moderate flood level. Some roads were flooded along with pastures along the river. Damages were limited to county roads. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nance | $5,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| February 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nance | - | Large trees were blown down. Hail was reported to have cracked windshields. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nance | - | Some small limbs and a tree were blown down. |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nance | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Nance | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Nance | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slocomb (historical) | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Klondike (historical) | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Alum (historical) | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Crows | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Fairplay (historical) | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Owensville | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Rubicon | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Kentucky | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 58238. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







